The Devil and Max Devlin (1981)
Directed by Steven Hilliard Stern
Genres - Comedy, Fantasy, Children's/Family |
Sub-Genres - Fantasy Comedy, Heaven-Can-Wait Fantasies |
Release Date - Mar 6, 1981 (USA - Unknown), Mar 6, 1981 (USA) |
Run Time - 96 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - PG
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Synopsis by John Bush
The title character, a nasty landlord (Elliott Gould), is killed in a car accident and descends into hell. There he meets the Devil (Bill Cosby), who promises him his life back if he can find three people willing to sell their souls in three months.
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afterlife, pact, deal-with-the-devil, Hell, landlord, soul-collector, car-crash